a08_v_bw_o_n (107-KSC-68P-624, 68-H-1337)
“Searchlights at the Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A illuminate the 363 foot high Saturn V space vehicle during final preparation for the launch of Apollo 8 Astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell and William Anders on a planned lunar orbital mission. The open-ended flight is designed to verify spacecraft systems and crew operations at lunar distances. The Astronauts are to orbit the moon 10 times and splash down 147 hours after liftoff in the Pacific Ocean, 1,000 miles south of Hawaii. Apollo 8 marks the first manned flight of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Saturn V space vehicle.”
Of high gloss, with multiple surface dings and two linear “compression?” artifacts running across the image at the SLA & S-IVB. The aforementioned do not detract and are only visible when the photo is viewed at an angle & under oblique lighting. There's also a little bleed-through of the print on the verso. Nonetheless, the amazing resolution & detail is impressive...I mean, even the "S-IC-3" identification plate is just barely legible.
a08_v_bw_o_n (107-KSC-68P-624, 68-H-1337)
“Searchlights at the Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A illuminate the 363 foot high Saturn V space vehicle during final preparation for the launch of Apollo 8 Astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell and William Anders on a planned lunar orbital mission. The open-ended flight is designed to verify spacecraft systems and crew operations at lunar distances. The Astronauts are to orbit the moon 10 times and splash down 147 hours after liftoff in the Pacific Ocean, 1,000 miles south of Hawaii. Apollo 8 marks the first manned flight of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Saturn V space vehicle.”
Of high gloss, with multiple surface dings and two linear “compression?” artifacts running across the image at the SLA & S-IVB. The aforementioned do not detract and are only visible when the photo is viewed at an angle & under oblique lighting. There's also a little bleed-through of the print on the verso. Nonetheless, the amazing resolution & detail is impressive...I mean, even the "S-IC-3" identification plate is just barely legible.